In response to the request of opinions called for from the Okinawa Prefectural government regarding the landfill for the new […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
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Gushiken Takamatsu-san and five representatives of religious organizations who went on the hunger strike in protest against the soil collection […]
Enough is enough. Okinawans cannot control their anger with the U.S. troops stationed in Okinawa who have no regard for […]
A solidarity circle is expanding to support Gushikenn Takamatsu-san, a volunteer excavating the remains of the dead. He is conducting […]
The new document submitted by the Defense Ministry revealed that they had increased the construction cost to build the new […]
Route 449, which is the national road from Awa pier to the port of Shiokawa, is where tourists from abroad […]
March 16 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo We must take full advantage of this letter. The Overseas Base Realignment and Closure Coalition, […]
The new base construction continued despite the covid-19 state of emergency. They shipped approximately 1500 truckloads (equivalent to 7500 tons) […]
The new base construction continued despite the covid-19 state of emergency. They shipped approximately 1500 truckloads (equivalent to 7500 tons) […]
March 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo On March 10, two large aircrafts believed to be U.S. Air Force special operations aircraft […]
Mar 5 (Fri) We have got used to camping. We can efficiently remove the bed to set our tents for […]
At 1:10 p.m. on March 10 in Chatan Town, the Patriot (PAC-3) surface-to-air missile system exits the first gate of […]
Mar 3 (Wed): Day 3 of the Hunger-Strike Since I joined Mr. Gushiken in the hunger-strike, it’s been only three […]
Takamatsu Gushiken, 67, went on a hunger strike at the square in front of the Okinawa Prefectural Government’s office building. […]
U.S. Kadena Air Base March 6, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo By Yukinao Chinen Tokyo – The Japanese government is planning to […]
Takamatsu Gushiken (center) speaking online with members of the foreign press stationed in Japan – March 4, at the Okinawa […]
Takamatsu Gushiken from the Battle of Okinawa victims’ remains recovery volunteer group “Gamafuya,” who has decided to carry out a […]
The Komesu, Itoman excavation site that is raising criticism for its eventual use in the land reclamation effort for new […]
February 26, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo On February 23, the city council of Berkeley, California, passed a resolution in solidarity with […]
Two years ago today, Okinawans held a prefectural referendum on the pros and cons of the new base’s construction in […]
On the morning of February 24, in Naha, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly unanimously passed a protest resolution and written opinion […]
Takamatsu Gushiken (fourth from the left) of Gamafuya, a volunteer organization that collects the remains of those who died in […]
In February 2020, the ongoing monitoring survey of the living circumstances of the Porites okinawensis Veron transplanted as part of […]
In February 2020, the ongoing monitoring survey of the living circumstances of the Porites okinawensis Veron transplanted as part of Futenma […]
He cannot stop talking. The new base in Henoko brings many thoughts to his mind once he starts talking, from […]
February 4, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo Tokyo—On the evening of February 3, citizens opposed to the relocation of U.S. Air […]
Amid the state of emergency, the U.S. Marine corps in Okinawa and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) began with […]
February 3, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo According to a visual inspection conducted by the Okinawa Defense Bureau starting in April 2017, […]